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Heidelberg Materials is a German multinational building materials company, structured as an Aktiengesellschaft, headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. Founded in 1874, the company was formerly known as Heidelberg Cement AG before rebranding to Heidelberg Materials in September 2022. It is a prominent DAX corporation and ranks among the world's largest building materials companies, having been listed as the 678th-largest public company globally in the 2020 Forbes Global 2000. With a substantial reported revenue of 21,156 million in 2024, Heidelberg Materials holds a leading market position as the number one producer of construction aggregates, the second-largest in cement, and the third-largest in ready-mixed concrete worldwide. Its comprehensive product portfolio encompasses these essential building materials. A key strategic development was the completion of the acquisition of a 45% shareholding in Italcementi on July 1, 2016. Specific details regarding leadership and employee count are not available in the provided data.